Red Rock Falls is a waterfall in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 700 feet. It lies about 15.8 miles southeast of Darrington and roughly 34.1 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 700 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 46th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 250 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a cascade character. It falls in 4 drops.
The North Cascades are a wilderness of jagged peaks, glaciers and deep, forested valleys of western hemlock, silver fir and Douglas fir, with some of the heaviest snowfall in the country. Meltwater from glaciers and snowfields pours down thousands of feet of cliffs in countless cascades and horsetail falls.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. Fletcher Falls, a 1,000-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Old Government Falls, an 83-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away. Dickerman Falls, is about 2 miles away.
Red Rock Falls is located at 48.0544° N, 121.4380° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.